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Research Thursday. Breastfeeding May Confer Long-Term Immunity Against Emerging Infectious Pathogens - Ecological Evidence over 2 Full Years of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Georgia, United States
Chopak-Foss J, Roy V, Turner C, et al. Breastfeeding May Confer Long-Term Immunity Against Emerging Infectious Pathogens - Ecological Evidence over 2 Full Years of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Georgia, United States. Breastfeed Med. 2026 Jun;21(6):303-311. doi: 10.1177/15568253261450169. Epub 2026 May 23. PMID: 42175749. PubMed Link For this study, the researchers looked at data from 159 counties in Georgia, USA over a two-year period, March 2020 to February 2022.
Topic #6. Colostrum Part 4: Antenatal Milk Expression
September 29, 2026 This post reviews antenatal milk expression (AME). We’ll look at two studies, the DAME study and a systematic review, and then discuss how AME is supposed to work. I also was able to interview a new mom who recently did AME to get her thoughts on how it went. I find AME fascinating and see moms coming in every week with colostrum collected during their pregnancy. However, it is important to remember that not every expecting mom will be able to collect colostrum.
Research Thursday. Breastfeeding Science Denialism: Unpacking a Hidden Harm
Here is the citation. Here is the PubMed link. This is an open access article. Here are some thoughts. This interesting paper describes the strategies used to sow doubt about breast milk/breastfeeding. These tactics mirror tactics used within other health domains such as climate and vaccine sciences.
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